- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭Unknown
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, no restrictions
- Gender-Affirming Care
- Unknown
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- ✔ Illegal
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Adoption
- Unknown
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- Unknown
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- Unknown
- Age of Consent
- Unknown
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Homosexual activity in Manipur is legal.
Current status
Since Sep 6, 2018
Legal under federal India law
In the Supreme Court case of Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India, a five-judge Constitutional Bench overturned the Supreme Court's decision in Suresh Kumar Koushal v. Naz Foundation and decriminalized homosexuality by striking down the provisions of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code that deemed sexual acts between consenting adults as a crime.
Censorship of LGBT issues in Manipur is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Manipur, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Manipur is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT discrimination in Manipur is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Nationwide since 2018.
LGBT employment discrimination in Manipur is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2018.
LGBT housing discrimination in Manipur is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Nationwide since 2018.
Intersex infant surgery in Manipur is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
Serving openly in military in Manipur is legal.
Current status
Since Oct 15, 2017
Legal
Blood donations by MSMs in Manipur is legal.
Current status
Legal
According to the Indian Blood Bank.
Conversion therapy in Manipur is unknown.
Until Aug 2022
Ambiguous under federal India law
Since August 2022, the National Medical Council is prohibited from performing conversion therapy's. However, even though they aren't allowed to be performed, it does not mean they are banned.
Current status
Unknown
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